Y'all Been Checkin' Lumber Prices?

[LD1]

Now if I was going t;o put up a building I would
make the walls cement block then a metal roof.
Has cement gone up like lumber and steel??
If you want to do any welding thel; cement block
will not burn and you can paint it and its stronger
than wood. Cheaper than wood or metal???

willy

While block has advantages....it has disadvantages too.

Namely it is harder to attach stuff too, still have to wood frame if you want insulated, and it is just more labor intensive.

But that said....I too am planning a small 20x24 and have considered block. But block HAS gotten more expensive too. It's back down a little now. But a few months ago I seen $2 a block for just a plain 8x8x16

 

[mrmikey]

I wish I had used at least one course of block for my garage when I built it. It would have given me another 8" of height, kept the wood from direct contact with water either from my truck or from outside and I wouldn't have to be concerned about sparks rolling under the bottom sill...........Mike

 

[LD1]

I wish I had used at least one course of block for my garage when I built it. It would have given me another 8" of height, kept the wood from direct contact with water either from my truck or from outside and I wouldn't have to be concerned about sparks rolling under the bottom sill...........Mike

Did you build on slab or monolithic pour?

I have had people mention or suggest the same thing and I advise against building on a 1-block base set on a slab. Unless it's planned from the get go and you have rebar or longer J-bolts tying into the concrete itself. I wouldn't trust mortar alone to adhere block to concrete slab....

Preferred method would either be form the monolithic pour with the short knee wall in mind.....or skip the monolithic pour and dig a footer and lay an foundation to your desired level above grade....the pour the floor secondary

 

[mrmikey]

On slab.
It would have to be planned from day one to make sure you get proper tie in to the slab, if not you're asking for problems at a later date once the slab starts cracking. Notice I said when not if.

.......or skip the monolithic pour and dig a footer and lay an foundation to your desired level above grade....the pour the floor secondary

Hindsigte being what it is that would have been the preferred method. At the time, 11 years ago, I was in the midst of a divorce, not knowing how much money I'd have I let $$ rule good building practice. Going bigger than 600 sq ft, you had to have an engineer design it, required different permits yada....yada so I took the easy way out.
Three things I regret in order of regretidness (if that's even a word" LOL) Shoulda went with a minimum 9' wide door, 10' ceiling and either block or cement knee section. Shouldn't complain, it beats being outside doing....stuff .............Mike

 

[thebmrust]

In our town almost no one is building fences with wood. A guy down the street just build a 6ft high block walk around his 1 acre yard. Was cheaper than wood. Done in 2 days. All new fencing leans towards block.

 

[ultrarunner]

Fencing here is going welded steel posts and rails with horizontal boards...

As long as not thin wall the steel should last a lifetime...

 

[MossRoad]

In our town almost no one is building fences with wood. A guy down the street just build a 6ft high block walk around his 1 acre yard. Was cheaper than wood. Done in 2 days. All new fencing leans towards block.

A square acre is about 835'.

835' of block wall 6' high in 2 days?

 

[LD1]

A square acre is about 835'.

835' of block wall 6' high in 2 days?

You forgot that it was also cheaper than wood

 

[lman]

You forgot that it was also cheaper than wood

I'm not sure it would be cheaper if labor of laying block is considered.

 

[LD1]

I'm not sure it would be cheaper if labor of laying block is considered.

I'm not sure it would even be cheaper for material. But don't know what kind of fence either.

Gotta get below frost. Usually that's fence posts at regular spacing.

If someone did a proper job with block, leveling, footer, etc.....no way material is cheaper. As expensive as wood is.....it's still cheaper per face foot of wall than any type of block/stone product